Naquib Azlan

Muhammad Naquib bin Nor Azlan (born 18 September 2000) is a Malaysian racing driver and sim racer who currently competes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Team Porsche Malaysia.

Career

Early career Unlike the vast majority of professional racing drivers, Naquib did not begin his racing career via karting, but instead made his first foray into motorsport through competitive sim racing in 2020. His success in eRacing GP events, organized and overseen by Alex Yoong, led Naquib and his brother Nabil to be taken in as protégés of the former Formula One driver. In esports, Naquib has represented Malaysia twice in the FIA Motorsport Games, and is a two-time champion on Assetto Corsa in the Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship.

Naquib made his debut in real-life motorsport in 2021 after being selected as a member of the Gazoo Racing Young Talent Development Program in September 2020, operated by the Malaysian arm of Toyota. With the support of Toyota Malaysia and its affiliated importer Wing Hin, which operates the eponymous Wing Hin Motorsports racing team, Naquib spent the next three seasons competing exclusively in local-level production car races, driving a Toyota Vios largely alongside teammates Mitchell Cheah Min Jie and Tengku Djan Ley (the latter of whom he would go on to win the Sepang 1000 km endurance race with in 2022.)

After racing abroad for the first time in a round of the Idemitsu Super Endurance series at Buriram in late 2023, Naquib pivoted to Thailand for a full-time campaign in the Thailand Super Series alongside Cheah in 2024. He moved up to GT4-class competition mid-season, competing in a Toyota GR Supra GT4, and went on to win the championship title in GT4 the following year alongside a championship-winning campaign in the Clubman class of the Japanese Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup, where he was coached by Toyota factory driver .

Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Following the 2025 season and a title in the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Malaysia, Naquib was selected for an audition in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool assessment in view of a race seat for the 2026 season. After setting the fastest lap time of the test, beating out internationally established drivers including Akshay Bohra, Kaleb Ngatoa, and the eventually selected Alex Sawer and Liu Ruiqi, Naquib was confirmed to compete for the Earl Bamber Motorsport-operated Team Porsche Malaysia for 2026 in what would become his debut in international motorsport.

Racing record Career summary

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Points 2026 Team Porsche Malaysia Pro 911 GT3 Cup SIC1 SIC2 ZIC1 ZIC2 FSW1 FSW2 BAN1 BAN2 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 MRN1 MRN2 6th* 54.5*